LATEST PHOTOSHOOT

PRESS RELEASES & OTHER MATERIALS

A group of popular cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may dramatically lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in April...

The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) recently launched a comprehensive, Web-based service to connect older adults with over 240 public and private prescription savings programs covering nearly 800 prescription drugs.

President Ronald Reagan turned ninety-two on February 6, but probably didn't know it. As with an estimated five million other Americans, Reagan suffers from the devastation of Alzheimer's disease, a progressive form of dementia that robs victims of their memory, their ability to reason and plan, their personality, and ultimately, their life.

A novel radioactive dye shows promise in detecting early brain changes in people with Alzheimer’s and could offer a new tool for diagnosing the disease at an early stage, when treatment may be most effective. The compound may also prove helpful in tracking the disease’s progression and developing new, more effective drugs for Alzheimer’s. The

A growing number of veterans are returning from combat with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and it may be increasing their risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia in old age, a new study shows. PTSD is a growing problem in the military, where veterans exposed to the stress of combat put them at